Hollywood producers decide to purchase an antique
locomotive in Uruguay. While the news is welcomed by many locals, members
of the "Friends of the Railroad Association" are not happy and decide to
sabotage the sale by obstructing its transfer to the U.S. They seize the
train and embark upon a trip throughout the countryside. Their action
causes a police pursuit and inadvertently brings hope to a community
abandoned when the train stopped running many years ago. The film won
numerous awards including Best Foreign Language Film in Spain (Goya) and
at the Montreal World Film Festival. With Hector Alterio, Pepe Soriano,
Federico Luppi, Gaston Pauls. Spanish with English subtitles.
93 minutes.